Dredging
Martens en Van Oord Wins Brunsbüttel Fifth Lock Chamber Contract
Martens en Van Oord has won the contract for the construction of fifth lock chamber at Brunsbüttel, Germany, including the earthworks, dredging, coastal and bank protection works on the project. The customer, ARGE Neubau 5. Schleusenkammer Brunsbüttel, formed by three BAM operating companies, has fi
Coastal Structures and Sea Level Rise
Uncertainty over climate change and social-economic developments have a big influence on new large storm surge barriers for the protection of ports, such as Rotterdam (NL) and Houston (USA). The impact of these future uncertainties emerged at the congress ‘Deltas & Ports of the future‘ organized by
Prestigious Awards for Newport Beach Marina Park
The newly constructed Newport Beach Marina Park, designed in part by Moffatt & Nichol, earned high honors this year. The American Society of Civil Engineers Orange County Chapter recognized Marina Park with two ‘Project of the Year’ awards – one under the Airports & Ports category and another under
Royal IHC and DIHAG Jointly Acquire Allard-Europe
Royal IHC and German company DIHAG Holding GmbH have jointly acquired the Belgian steel and iron foundry, Allard-Europe NV. IHC and DIHAG each take an equity stake of 40% and 60% respectively. Through this acquisition, IHC is able to realize a reliable supply chain (competitive on price, quality and
Environment Agency Presents Recovery and Repair Schemes
The Environment Agency has carried out 16,000 inspections and identified around 660 flood defenses needing repair work in the wake of record-breaking wet weather in December. The ongoing work to assess and repair flood damage following Storm Desmond and Storm Eva will be outlined at an open Board me
Dutch Government Selects KONGSBERG EM 2040C Multibeam
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment (Rijkswaterstaat Survey department IGA) has selected the Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040C very high resolution, shallow water multibeam system to spearhead its inland waterway survey operations. For starters, the Ministry has in 2015 ordered five EM 20
West Haven Receives Money for Beach Replenishment
The City of West Haven is using a $1.25 million grant, received from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, to replenish beach sand on Beach Street and control beach erosion on Ocean Avenue. “This grant will enable the city to finance two essential beach infrastructure projects
Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Project Achieves Safety Milestone
Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time injury (LTI). The R1.6 billion project forms an integral
Mile Point Reconfiguration Project Moves Forward
Heavy construction is ongoing in the Chicopit Bay and Helen Cooper Floyd Park area near Mayport Naval Station and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is asking the public to use caution in the waterways at Mile Point on the St. Johns River. Earlier this month, Manson Constructio
USACE Revises Proposal for Maintenance Dredging of Milford Harbor
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is revising its proposal for maintenance dredging of portions of the Milford Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Milford, Conn. The proposed work involves removal of approximately 14,000 cubic yards of sandy material from portions of the 10-fo
More Information Sessions on Portland Harbor Cleanup Plan
EPA’s ambitious schedule of presentations, information sessions and webinars on the Portland Harbor Cleanup Plan has been expanded to include more venues across the city. Portlanders – and everyone interested in the health and welfare of the Lower Willamette River – now have even more opportunities
Queensland Government: Input Invited for Priority Ports Future
Queenslanders will have a hand in shaping the future of the state’s priority bulk commodity ports and protecting the Great Barrier Reef. State Development Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, announced at Gladstone’s Community Cabinet today that the draft guideline for priority port master planning was now
Miami to Host 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics
The 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics (GeoAmericas 2016) will be held 10 – 13 April 2016 in Miami. This quadrennial regional conference from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) features 3.5 days of high-quality geotechnical and civil engineering short courses, technical sessions
DEME Invests in New Generation of Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers
With the order of the ‘Bonny River’ at Royal IHC, the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME is investing in a new generation of trailing suction hopper dredgers which will be trendsetting in coastal protection and dredging hard soils. With this dredger, DEME is responding